June 2012 - Bruges, Belgium
Bruges is an incredibly beautiful city that almost seems like it was frozen in time 500 years ago.
Bruges is an incredibly beautiful city that almost seems like it was frozen in time 500 years ago.
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| Bruges! | Around town | |
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| The Church of Our Lady rising above Bruges | Sint-Salvatorkerk | Markt, the main square area |
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| Markt | The belfry | |
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| Inside the belfry | Bruges from the belfry, with the towers of the Church of Our Lady and Sint-Salvatorkerk visible | |
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| An old windmill towards the edge of the city | Stadhuis, the Bruges city hall | Inside stadhuis |
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| Next to the stadhuis | The Church of Our Lady | Inside the Church of Our Lady. The difference between the Catholic churches in Dutch Belgium and the Protestant churches in the Netherlands is striking |
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| The highlight of the Church of Our Lady is the Madonna of Bruges, a breathtaking sculpture by Michelangelo | Madonna and Child by Michelangelo | |
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| Graves in the Crypt that date back to the 13th century! | The back of the church | |
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| Behind the church | The Basilica of the Holy Blood, Bruges | Inside the basilica |
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| The chapel holds a relic, supposedly a piece of cloth with the blood of Christ collected by Joseph of Arimathea | One of the city's several old windmills | Us sitting on the base of the windmill |
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| The old entrance to the city | ||
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| Our first belgian waffels in Belgium! They were not a disappointment |